Find tools, resources, and best practices for delivering engaging, quality learning experiences whether you're teaching in a remote, hybrid, or in-person setting. Join other faculty for professional development in a supportive space to address concerns related to synchronous and asynchronous online teaching and discuss teaching practices that keep students engaged and are accessible in any setting.

Each session will be facilitated by Lance Eaton, educational programs manager at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. Sessions are open to all interested faculty, staff, and administrators. All sessions will include a 15-20 minute overview, with the remainder of time dedicated to problem-solving and sharing best practices.

 

Tools for Teaching Sessions

Wednesday, January 13, 2021, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Digital Service LearningThis session will explore how service-learning can be done through the use of digital technology to create opportunities for students to engage with communities that are situated near or far. Digital service-learning creates new opportunities and asks new questions about how learning can be engaging and expansive.
Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Beyond the DiscussionWhile asynchronous discussions are a central feature of online courses, they can also feel unexciting and not useful to students and instructors. This session will look at strategies around student engagement in online courses that enhance and go beyond traditional discussion forums.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Open Education

Open Education addresses issues of inequality and access while simultaneously generating opportunities for creativity and engagement. This session will highlight some of the ways that using open educational resources and open pedagogy can change practices by the instructor and have students more actively contributing to one another's' learning.

Monday, March 8, 2021, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Universal Design for LearningIf students cannot access the physical or digital classroom, they cannot learn. Approaching teaching and learning through the lens of universal design for learning (UDL) can help prepare students and faculty to be ready for challenges as well as recognize the different abilities of all students. This session highlights some of the essentials of UDL and how to develop them for online learning.
Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Digital Service LearningThis session will explore how service-learning can be done through the use of digital technology to create opportunities for students to engage with communities that are situated near or far. Digital service-learning creates new opportunities and asks new questions about how learning can be engaging and expansive.

The Tools for Teaching Series is co-sponsored by Campus Compact and Maine Campus Compact and is funded with generous support to Maine Campus Compact by the Davis Educational Foundation established by Stanton and Elizabeth Davis After Mr. Davis' retirement as chairman of Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc.

Questions? Contact Sally at sally@mainecompact.org.